Scuttlebutt Sailing News.
The 2013 U.S. National Laser Championship for the Laser, Radial, and 4.7 will be hosted by Santa Cruz Yacht Club in Santa Cruz, CA. Racing will be held on June 27-30. There are currently registered 32 Lasers, 69 Laser Radials, and no 4.7s. – Event we...
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Laser U.S. Nationals 2013
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 26 June 2013 • laser, News, Sailing Shorts
Artemis Racing: Down But Not Out
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 26 June 2013 • America's Cup, artemis racing, Exclusive, Feature, News
Australian Nathan Outteridge made his mark on the Olympic stage, dominating the 49er skiff before claiming Gold at the 2012 Games. Combined with his skills in the foiling International Moth, winning the 2011 Worlds, he became the kind of talent America...
A Scow National Championship 2013
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 24 June 2013 • A Scow, Andy Burdick, Lake Geneva, News, Sailing Shorts
Despite a weekend full of unpredictable weather on Lake Geneva, the A Scow National Championship went to Terry Blanchard’s Silverhawk for the second consecutive year. Topping a field of 15 teams during the June 21-23 event in Geneva, WI, the Silverha...
AC34: Bits and Pieces
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 24 June 2013 • America's Cup, Feature, News
Revised rules: The four day mediation aimed at reaching agreement on implementing 37 safety recommendations previously issued by Regatta Director Iain Murray ended without complete resolution among the four America’s Cup teams. While the mediation pr...
PHOTOS: The Superyacht Cup Palma
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 21 June 2013 • Gallery, Ingrid Abery, Jesus Renedo, Photo, Superyacht Cup
The Superyacht Cup Palma in Spain on June 19-22 hosted two fleets: J Class Yachts (Hanuman, Lionheart, Ranger, Rainbow and Velsheda) and Superyacht Fleet (15 yachts split into two classes racing together). Photos by Jesús Renedo ...
Maximo Nores receives inaugural William I. Koch Development Team award
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 20 June 2013 • award, News, recognition, Sailing Shorts
Fort Lauderdale, FL (June 20, 2013) – The Lauderdale Yacht Club Sailing Foundation has named Maximo Nores (Miami Beach, Florida) the inaugural winner of their William I. Koch Development Team Award. Nores, who trains out the Miami Yacht Club, qualif...
VIDEO: Iceboat Crash Compilation
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 20 June 2013 • ice sailing, video
Some favorite YouTube iceboat moments. Some of these look painful. Uploaded by DNus5214 on Dec 11, 2011. Music by Jeff Beck, You Had It Coming, Earthquake.
American returns to America
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 20 June 2013 • News, OSTAR, Sailing Shorts
Newport, RI (June 19, 2013) – Looking like he was sailing back from a weekend on Block Island, Jonathan Green, the sole US entrant in the 2013 O.S.T.A.R. finished the 3000 mile solo classic off Castle Hill this afternoon under bright summer skies a...
Day 1: A perfect Day for a J
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 19 June 2013 • j-class, News, Sailing Shorts, Superyacht Cup
Palma, Spain (June 19, 2013) – The first day of the Superyacht Cup proved to be a fantastic opportunity to showcase the five powerful J Class Yachts. Conditions in the bay of Palma were predictably perfect with 15-19 knots and wave height of only 1....
AC34: The Devil is in the Details
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 19 June 2013 • America's Cup, Feature, News
Here is a summary of the current situation with the America’s Cup: * The event’s Protocol, dated Sept. 13, 2010, an agreement between Golden Gate Yacht Club and Club Nautico Di Roma in how the event will be run, is what each team has used to prepar...
VIDEO: If a boat could talk
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 19 June 2013 • Marblehead, moray, mxNext, video
The legendary Kuli, the original test pilot for the moray, gets to take the mxNext out for a spin on a beautiful Marblehead afternoon. Published on Jun 19, 2013
AC34: Nothing Comes Without a Price
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 18 June 2013 • America's Cup, artemis racing, Feature, Iain Percy, News
The aspirations for the 34th America’s Cup have never been higher. Amid the event’s storied history, this edition wanted to be “more” in just about every category. The sailors have never been better, the boats have never been faster, but it is ...
PHOTOS: J Class Yachts in Palma
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 18 June 2013 • Gallery, j-class, News, Photo, Ranger, Superyacht Cup
Photographer Jesús Renedo joined the J Class yacht “Ranger” during a training session as they prepared to compete against four other J Class yachts in the Superyacht Cup in Palma, Spain on June 19-22, 2013.
AC34: Step Forward or Step Backward?
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 17 June 2013 • America's Cup, commentary, Eric Sorensen, Exclusive, News
By Eric Sorensen, Scuttlebutt contributor Bruce Bates makes an excellent point in Scuttlebutt 3861 on the longevity of the latest generation of America’s Cup boats. I have sailed on the 12m Weatherly and one of the IACC Stars and Stripes. Both are st...
America’s Cup – the last 10 winners
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 17 June 2013 • America's Cup, Feature, News
This year’s America’s Cup takes place in San Francisco Bay, from September 7 to 21, with holders Oracle Team USA facing the best of three challengers: Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Luna Rossa (ITA) and Artemis (SWE). Here are details on the last...
“The Martian” takes Etchells World title
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 16 June 2013 • etchells, Etchells World Championships, Ezra Culver, marvin beckmann, News, Sailing Shorts, Steve Hunt
Rosignano, Italy (June 15, 2013) – No wind on the final day of the Etchells World Championship completed the series, confirming the victory of “The Martian” skippered by American helmsman Marvin Beckmann with tactician Steven Hunt and Ezra Culve...
PHOTO: Euro skiffy
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 16 June 2013 • 18ft Skiffs, Photo, Thierry Martinez
The 2013 European championship for the 18-foot skiff in Carnac, France. Photo ©ThMartinez.com.
PHOTOS: U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship 2013
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 16 June 2013 • Gallery, Match Racing, Photo, U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship, women
Eight teams competing at the U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship, at the Chicago Match Race Center in Chicago, IL on June 13-16, 2013. Photos by isaotoyama.com .
VIDEO: AC72 Racing on San Francisco Bay
by Sailingscuttlebutt.com • 14 June 2013 • America's Cup, emirates team new zealand, luna rossa challenge, video
A milestone day in San Francisco on June 13th, when two AC72′s lined up for a race on the actual race course that will be used for racing in the Louis Vuitton and America’s Cups which start in just over 3 weeks. This was the first time but certainl...